Grants

If you are looking at applying for a grant, get in touch with us for assistance by calling 1300 742 414 or sending an email to info@yorkeandmidnorth.com.au

Agriculture Grants

SA Agribusiness Growth Program

The Agribusiness Growth Program from Food South Australia offers business performance/plan reviews and recommendations for improvement. It also includes one-on-one business coaching to $10K with 25% co-contribution. Applicants must be ag/food businesses of 2+ years with a turnover of $300K to $1.5m. Ongoing.

2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Grant applications are now open for the 2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. If you’re 18-35 and want to make a difference in agriculture, this is your chance to apply for a grant of up to $22,000 to fund your project that will benefit Australia’s primary industries.

Arts, Tourism, Events & Heritage Grants

Heritage Restoration Fund 2019-2020

The Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council is pleased to announce funding of $25,000 is available for distribution to owners of State & Local Heritage Places who are undertaking restoration or conservation work to their property.

The South Australian Film Corporation is pushing the boundaries of storytelling beyond the screen, partnering with Audible to launch an exciting new funding initiative supporting podcasts and audio projects.

Applications are open now for the Audio Drama and Audio Documentary Development Initiative.

More than $500,000 is being made available for government schools, preschools, and music and creative industries and organisations to invest in innovative practices and programs that will increase access to quality music education across South Australia.
The Music Innovation Fund forms part of the newly launched Music Education Strategy and aims to create more opportunities for children and young people to participate in music education.
The first round of funding is now open, with round 2 opening later this year and round 3 in early 2020.
Applicants are encouraged to consider how they can tap into local expertise and music education services within their communities.
For further information visit: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/department/media-centre/news/music-innovationfund-now-open

Community Arts and Cultural Development Funding

Community Arts and Cultural Development Project Funding recognises the role that outstanding community arts projects play in enhancing the cultural and social life of South Australians.

The program supports the development of community awareness, participation and engagement in arts and culture through the involvement of professional practising artists and creatives.

Projects must meet an identified community need or aspiration and be community-driven, inclusive and participatory.

A ‘community’ may be defined by geographic location, cultural background, religious belief, gender, disability or any other common factor or shared experience.

Regional artists can access professional arts development and training opportunities, or organisations/communities with small project opportunities that arise at short notice.

Individual—up to $1,500 which provides support for professional development opportunities for individual artist and arts workers in regional South Australia. Community—up to $3,000 which provides support for small-scale arts development initiatives for community groups and organisations in regional South Australia. For further information visit: www.countryarts.org.au/funding

Business Grants

Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) – $50 million

The MMF will support small and medium size manufacturers to modernise, adopt new technologies, become more productive and create more jobs by co-funding capital investments and associated reskilling. Modernisation can include technology upgrades, efficiency upgrades, such as energy or process optimisation, or more transformative changes to a business, which will allow production of new products or diversify into new markets.

The program will run over 3 years and will be delivered through two streams of funding:
• an estimated $20 million for matched grants of between $50,000 to $100,000 for small scale technology and efficiency investments; and
• an estimated $30 million for larger grants between $100,000 to $1 million, on a three to one funding basis, to support transformative investments in technologies and processes.

If you’re successful, this support will connect you to an AusIndustry Customer Service Manager or a Commercialisation Adviser. The Commercialisation Adviser will offer initial guidance on the commercialisation project or strategy and provide feedback if you want to progress to a Grant or Portfolio Services application.

Accelerating Commercialisation Grant

This grant provides projects up to 50% of the expenditure to a maximum of $250,000 for commercialisation offices and eligible partner entities and $1M for all other applicants. Accelerating Commercialisation Grant recipients will also receive Portfolio Services for the duration of the project.

Portfolio Services

Portfolio Services provides a connection to a range of services that may include:

Cyber Security Small Business Program is open for applications. The $10 million Cyber Security Small Business Program provides small businesses with 19 or fewer employees with grants of up to $2,100 for up to 50 per cent of the cost of a certified small business health check. The program aims to help small business understand their cybersecurity vulnerabilities and then make considered investments to protect their business. The program will run for the remainder of 2018/19 and 2019/20. Information about the Cyber Security Small Business Program, including the grant opportunity guidelines, is available at https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/cyber-security-small-business-program

Defence Global Competitiveness Grants

Defence-related businesses may be eligible for a grant to invest in projects that overcome barriers to accessing export opportunities. To be eligible for this grant, you must be an Australian small-to-medium sized business and the proposed project must help your business to access export opportunities. Grants may be used to fund capital equipment (including specialist software and security infrastructure), design and engineering, or workforce training and accreditations. Grants range from $15,000 to $150,000 and are provided on a 50:50 matched funding basis.

In November 2018, the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, announced that the Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grant program is open for applications. Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants provide eligible SMEs with matched funding grants of up to $1 million to invest in projects that build capabilities aligned with Defence’s Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities.

AusIndustry is delivering this program on behalf of the Department of Defence through the Business Grants Hub.

Pathogen Genomics Grant Opportunity – $32 million over four years 2019-20 to 2022-23

This grant opportunity provides researchers with grants of up to $10 million for large-scale pilot research studies into pathogen genomics late in the research and development pipeline aiming to demonstrate clinical and/or public health utility, cost-effectiveness, and capacity for translation of genomics in the clinic, in recognition that such evidence is critical to the adoption of genomics in mainstream healthcare.

Applications will open on 14 May 2019 9.00am AEST.

Biomedical Translation Fund investment announcements

On the 21st March, significant investments made in Australian biomedical discoveries by the Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF) were announced.

The BTF is a joint Australian Government and private sector fund worth $500 million. It supports commercialisation of biomedical discoveries in Australia and helps translate biomedical discoveries into high growth potential companies for the nation’s long term health and economic benefit. Companies with promising biomedical innovations that have commercial potential can seek funding through three private-sector venture capital fund managers to develop and commercialise these discoveries in Australia.

Information about the BTF, including how potential companies can apply, is available on business.gov.au.

On 13 August 2019, the CRC-Ps (Round 8) was opened by the Prime Minister and Minister Andrews (refer here for the Media Release).

The round includes $20 million in funding for projects that address reducing plastic waste and boosting plastics recycling. The funding will be available to projects which can demonstrate new, innovative ways of recycling plastic materials, including new ways of incorporating plastics in manufacturing and construction.

This round also includes $10.8 million for CRC Projects which focus on critical minerals. The funding will strengthen the link between industries related to the extraction, processing and refining of critical minerals and research organisations engaged in critical minerals research.

CRC-P grants support short term (up to three years) industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and the community to develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver tangible outcomes. CRC-P grants are open to all industry sectors and research disciplines and funding is available to organisations from all industry, research and community sectors. Grants from $100,000 to $3 million are available.

Information about CRC-P Round 8, including the grant opportunity guidelines and facts sheets are available at www.business.gov.au/crc-p.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Export Hubs – Round 2

On 23 August 2019, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, launched the second round of the SME Export Hubs Initiative (the program).

The program will allow SMEs to access opportunities to co-operate and collaborate with businesses in their region, develop collective branding, leverage infrastructure, utilise existing knowledge to improve local export capacity, access global supply chains, encourage business growth and create local jobs. New and existing export hubs will be funded in the Growth Centre sectors. The export hubs will work with Growth Centres to facilitate SME export opportunities.

There is $11.9 million in funding available under Round 2. Grant funds must be matched with cash and projects must conclude by 30 June 2022.

The program will be delivered through a two-stage competitive selection process. Stage 1 expressions of interest (EOI) will close at 5pm AEST Thursday 19 September 2019. Stage 2 applications are expected to open in mid-November 2019 and will close at 5pm AEDT Tuesday 17 December 2019.

Information about the program, including the grant opportunity guidelines and a link to the online application form is available at business.gov.au.

Community Grants

The Stronger Communities Programme

The Stronger Communities Programme provides each of the 151 federal electorates with up to $150,000 to fund small capital projects that improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities. In consultation with their community, each Federal Member of Parliament must identify potential applicants and projects in their electorate and invite them to apply for a grant.

Who can apply:

At a minimum, you must:

be invited to apply by your local MP

have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

be one of the eligible incorporated entities listed in section 4.1 of the grant opportunity guidelines

EOIs to be submitted no later than 5pm Friday 6th September 2019 (please contact your local MP office for more details).

Grants SA is a one-off-project funding program that provides approximately $3 million in grants annually to not-for-profit community organisations to improve community participation, wellbeing and quality of life for people living and working in South Australia.

Key Priorities
The priority groups for Grants SA funding are:
• people and/or communities experiencing disadvantage, meaning those with less access to social and economic opportunities
•volunteers

The majority of total funding is committed to the ‘disadvantage’ priority group. Refer to the Glossary of Terms for more detailed definitions of priority groups.

There are thousands of change-makers in Australia with the dreams and energy to bring positive change to the lives of others and make a difference in their community. However, sometimes you need a helping hand, and Sunsuper has a way to help make it happen. Sunsuper‘s Dreams for a Better World partners with the visions of Australians and local initiatives to dream big and do good. Grassroots community groups, not-for-profit organisations and now small businesses can apply to win a share of $150,000 in grants to help make the world a better place. For more information visit: https://dreamsforabetterworld.com.au/

Tackling Tough Times Together (TTTT)

The Tackling Tough Times Together grant program helps communities access the resources they need to support one another through the ongoing effects of the drought.

This program is designed to provide flexible funding to support community-based activities that both help to relieve current stressors and symptoms, and most importantly, build capacity and resilience for the future. Funds could also support activities that engage your local community in being proactive, exploring options and creating something that will stand the test of tough times.
More information can be found on: https://www.frrr.org.au/grants/TTTT

SA Community Grants Program

SA Community Grants program is open. Grants of up to $50,000 are available to not-for-profit community organisations to strengthen South Australian communities through either; working directly with community members, or by strengthening organisational capacity.

The priority groups for funding are:

• People and/or communities experiencing disadvantage, meaning those with less access to social and economic opportunities;
• Culturally and linguistically diverse groups and communities; and
• Volunteers

Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants program is critical in keeping young people at home with their families, and preventing new admissions to inappropriate housing. Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants (AHCG) provide funding for equipment, home modifications and essential support/respite to enhance the quality of life for young people with high care needs and their carers. The grants provide one-off funding between $2,000 and $10,000 to help those aged 18-65 with high care needs who are living at home, and are at risk of entering inappropriate housing. Full details available here.

Strengthening Rural Communities – Small & Vital

Rural, regional and remote Australia is home to nine million Australians. Many of those communities are small, and all are vital.

Our donors share our commitment to small rural, regional and remote communities and the premise that local leaders are best placed to know what will make their community stronger.

That is why they collaborate to fund this grants program, which facilitates continued investment and access to funds that can contribute to securing the future prosperity of small communities across Australia.

For smaller communities, regular access to funds can be a challenge, which is why we have created the Strengthening Rural Communities(SRC) program. It has two tiers and the Small and Vital program is now open all year, with applications assessed quarterly.

Australian Government – Drought Communities Programme Provides Eligible Councils with up to $1 million for local community infrastructure and other drought relief projects for communities impacted by drought.

The extension of the Drought Communities Programme provides funding of $81 million in 2018-19 to Eligible Councils to deliver benefits to targeted drought-affected regions of Australia.

The program will support local community infrastructure and other drought relief projects for communities impacted by drought.
Contact Flinders Ranges Council or DC of Peterborough for more information.

Applications close 31 December 2019 for Flinders Ranges Council & District Council of Peterborough only

Caravan Parks Defib Subsidy

Caravan Parks Defib Subsidy
In 2019, the Federal Government in partnership with Caravan Industry Association of Australia, launched a Caravan Park Defibrillator Subsidy Program for Caravan Parks to encourage operators to install these devices to help save the lives of those people experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest.
The funding of $1 million from the government will match dollar to dollar up to $1000 per unit (excluding GST) purchased by an operator.
In regional Australia, the caravan park is often central to the community and one of the few businesses that is accessible 24h a day 7 days a week in the event of required access to a defibrillator. Although there has been an increased supply of defibs into sporting clubs, these venues are only accessible when sports are being played.
As such, Caravan Parks can play an important role in supporting a local community’s health service.
For further information visit: https://www.caravanindustry.com.au/defib-subsidy-overviewApplications close Wednesday 30 June 2021

Employment, Education, Training and Skills Grants

Regional Employment Trials

The Regional Employment Trials program provides local stakeholders in selected regions, including businesses, not-for-profits and local government agencies, with grants to trial local approaches to delivering employment related projects.
The program provides local stakeholders in ten selected regions, including businesses, not-for-profits and local government agencies, with grants between $7,500 and $200,000 to trial local approaches to delivering employment related projects.
Visit https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/regional-employment-trials#key-documents for more information.

Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

QTAC is delighted to be the Scholarship Support Organisation for the Australian Government Department of Education and Training to deliver the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program.

The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program improves access to and completion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) tertiary education courses, including in the fields of health and agricultural science.

The scholarships are open to students from regional and remote areas in Australia.

CSIRO Kick-Start is a new initiative for innovative Australian start-ups and small SMEs, providing funding support and access to CSIRO’s research expertise and capabilities to help grow and develop their business.
Eligible companies can apply for a second Kick-Start project, after completion of their first, providing the total funding provided by SME Connect under CSIRO Kick-Start does not exceed $50,000.
More information can be found at: https://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Solutions-for-SMEs/Our-Funding-programs/CSIRO-Kick-Start

CSIRO STEM+ Business

STEM+ Business enables SMEs to build on existing successful collaborative projects by providing funding support for the placement of early career researchers from Australia’s research organisations into their business to develop and implement new ideas with commercial potential. The research project can be carried out in conjunction with any publicly-funded Australian research organisation and has no industry sector-restrictions – the project must simply be research involving science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
More information can be found at: https://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Solutions-for-SMEs/Our-Funding-programs/STEM-Plus-Business/About

Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy

From 1 January 2019, the Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy will support apprenticeships in skills need occupations in rural and regional areas and encourage participation in apprenticeships by employers who have not previously engaged apprentices, as well as re-engaging employers who may have disengaged from the system.
The Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy is available to employers who sign-up and commence a new worker Australian Apprentice from 1 January 2019 and until 1630 sign-ups have occurred.
The Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy provides support in the first three years of an Australian Apprenticeship as follows:

The Australian Government is inviting applications in an open process to apply to deliver services under the Integrated Carer Support Services from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024. This grant process will select a new network of Carer Gateway regional delivery partners (RDPs) across Australia to help carers access new and improved local and targeted services.

Environmental Grants

Norman Wettenhall Foundation – Small Environmental Grant Scheme

The Small Environmental Grant Scheme will provide support for groups or individuals undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban.
Projects will be considered around flora & fauna conservation and threatened mammal conservation. These projects should involve any of the following:
Monitoring & sharing data | Community education | Community capacity building | Research
For further information visit: https://wettenhall.org.au/grants/small-environmental-grants/Applications open
1 October for funding in November 2019
9 December for funding in February 2020
Applications close when there are a suitable number and spread of applications

Food and Wine Grants

Food and Beverage Development Fund

Applications now open for 2020 training

The Food and Beverage Development Fund provides financial support of between $1,000 & $10,000 per successful applicant to further skills and knowledge through training and education within South Australia’s critically important food & beverage industries.

Further details about the fund are now online.

Applications are now open and will be accepted until 2pm Friday November 8th 2019.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in late November with all applications finalised by mid December 2019.

The objective of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant is to support wine producers who add value by attracting visitors to wine regions, and thereby encourage wine tourism.

What do applicants get?

Wine producers who have met the eligibility criteria in the preceding financial year will be able to access an annual grant of up to $100,000 (GST exclusive) for their eligible rebatable domestic cellar door sales. Total funding under the grant program will be capped at $10 million each financial year.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant, applicants must:

be a wine producer

be a legal entity registered for GST with an active ABN

have made at least $1,207,000 (GST exclusive) in sales of rebatable* wine the relevant financial year

accrue rebatable domestic cellar door sales in excess of any such sales used to meet the $1,207,000 (GST exclusive) threshold in the relevant financial year

have paid the WET on all eligible sales used as part of the application

have owned or leased a physical cellar door in Australia in the relevant financial year and/or their related entity/ies have owned or leased a physical cellar door in Australia in the relevant financial year, and

Red meat industry projects targeting business issues can receive matching funding from MLA Partners in Innovation. Potential applicants can include producers, lot feeders, live exporters, meat processing companies, retail butchers, value-adding companies, supermarkets, and food services operators in the red meat industry any projects can cover the aspect of the production, processing, storage, transport, retailing and marketing of meat and livestock. Ongoing.
More information can be found at https://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development/funding-opportunities

> SA Business Growth Program

The Food South Australia Business Growth Program assists manufacturers and producers to identify potential markets and respond to business management challenges through a flexible program of support services.

There are three components to the Business Growth Program; Market Intelligence, Business Management and Finance and Risk Management. The Business Growth Program is open to all food or beverage manufacturing businesses of any size or age, and to agricultural producers looking to value-add products provided, so long as the business is South Australian registered food or beverage manufacturing or agricultural value-adding business, has some level of existing plans and is willing to work with Food SA.

Sport and Recreation Grants

Clubs SA / IGC Sponsorship Assistance Program

Together with the Independent Gaming Corporation (IGC), Clubs SA invites non-gaming Clubs and community organisations to apply for Project Grants via its Sponsorship Assistance Program.
In recent years, over $2,000,000 has been directed back to the wider South Australian community under the auspices of the Sponsorship Assistance Program to support projects that include resurfacing of sports grounds, lighting, charity projects, community awareness campaigns and many more.
For further information visit: https://www.clubssa.com.au/about/funding

$100 Sport Vouchers Program

The program is open for parents and carers who are now able to claim $100 sport vouchers for their primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 7), to use towards the cost of sport or
dance club fees or memberships. Clubs wishing to register for the program and parents or guardians wanting to find a participating club in their area should go towww.sportsvouchers.sa.gov.au

Sporting Schools

Funding is available for schools to deliver Sporting Schools programs before, during or after school hours using one of our NSO partners.
Sporting Schools offers funding programs for both Primary and Secondary Schools. Eligible schools can apply for funding each term to deliver Sporting Schools activity before, during or after school hours using one of our national sporting organisation partners.
For further information visit https://sportingschools.gov.au/funding or call 1300 785 707